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There's a move afoot among furniture retailers to bring the product selection and geographical reach of online marketplace platforms to bear on their businesses.

Mattress shipments in both units and value are expected to decrease in 2023 before making a turn ...

Pricing in general is a complicated game right now, especially for low-middle and opening points, which were particularly susceptible to skyrocketing freight rates.

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More people buying furniture amid pandemic CONOVER, N.C. – As more people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, more people are buying furniture. So much so, that it’s creating a backlog.  "Everything is tenfold from two to three years ago," said Davey Cartner, the lead trimmer at Carolina Custom Leather, a North Carolina-based manufacturer that ships furniture nationwide. Companies like Carolina Custom Leather have seen sales as much as double thanks to the recent boom.  "We had the...

2021-07-19T22:04:48Z Still waiting on that couch you ordered back in January? Delayed furniture delivery times are occurring across the U.S. due to production backlogs and inventory shortages for one essential material: foam.  The shortage reportedly began in February when a winter storm shut down all five U.S. plants (four in Texas and one in Louisiana). These plants are essential, as they produce the main chemical (propylene oxide) needed to make foam. The furniture industry isn’t the only...